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NicoJuicy on July 19, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Unhappy Truckers and Other Algorithmic Problems

Actually, delivering a package is nothing more then someone who walks in the truck and using a QR-Code (smartphone) as authentication.

Or just let them put a NFC sticker on their smartphone to automate it more..

(Explanation is simple, execution is something else though)

PS. The only problem i really see, is making deliveries in snow (can't detect the road).

shawabawa3 on July 19, 2013 [–]

> The only problem i really see, is making deliveries in snow (can't detect the road).

Surely they can use sonar/radar to see the road through the snow?

NicoJuicy on July 19, 2013 | [–]

Not really, it's one of the problems (so i've read) Google's automated car is still struggling to handle.

Road, Bicycle part of the road, road marks, ...

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